Volume : 7, Issue : 9, September - 2018

Suicidal attempts and its clinical correlates.

Dr Chandra Sekhar Tripathy, Dr Bhabani Shankar Shit, Dr Amrit Pattojoshi, Dr. Ajay Kumar Bakhla

Abstract :

Objective:  To assess gender and socio demographic factors and its association with suicidal attempts.<o:p></o:p> Methods: A total sample size of 70 persons who attempted suicide at a general hospital setup were included and investigated for the study. All subjects were assessed with their socio-demographic profile and all persons were subjected to standard psychiatry interview, mental status examinations and appropriate psychiatric diagnosis was given. <o:p></o:p> Results: A total of 70 persons consisted of 28 males and 42 females, who attempted suicide were investigated for this study, mean age of total sample was 29.55 ± 8.35  years. Methods used for suicidal attempt in this study was using medication overdose or  pesticide, that constitute as 51.4 % of the sample, 30% attempted by wrist slashing, hanging by 8.6%, Neck slashing by 5.7% and finally 4.3% by drowning. Among the suicide attempters 32.9% had no diagnosis, Acute stress and adjustment problems were 35.75%, Depression constituted 20%, and personality disorders was among 11.4%.  <o:p> </o:p> Conclusions: The present study revealed female male ratio of 1.5: 1in attempted suicide subjects with predominantly method of was using drug overdose or consuming pesticide, about 35 % of the reasons can be attributed to acute stress and adjustment issues.

Keywords :

Suicide attempts parasuicide.

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Dr Chandra Sekhar Tripathy, Dr Bhabani Shankar Shit, Dr Amrit Pattojoshi, Dr. Ajay Kumar Bakhla, Suicidal attempts and its clinical correlates., GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018